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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for May 8, 2019 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-005 Boston Scientific - SP\Memos Reports <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />c) Setbacks <br />The minimum setback for parking lots is 20 feet from the right of way, and the Applicant is <br />proposing a 29-foot setback. The additional setback area will be used for screening the parking <br />lot from Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />1. Section 1325 – General Regulations <br /> <br />a) Landscaping and Tree Preservation – Section 1325.05 and Section 1325.055 <br />The impacts on the site might seem significant due to the removal of the existing trees. However, <br />the majority of the trees in the exiting wooded area are invasive Buckthorn or trees that do not <br />meet the City’s definition of a significant tree. According to the submitted tree inventory <br />(Attachment C) the Applicant is requesting to remove 1,085 caliper inches or 82 trees. The required <br />mitigation for the tree removal is 486.5 caliper inches of new tree plantings. The applicant is <br />proposing to plant 603 caliper inches or 211 new trees. The Applicant is proposing to plant a <br />mixture of conifers and deciduous trees at assist in screening the parking field from Lexington <br />Avenue. <br /> <br /> Caliper Inches Number of Trees <br />Total Existing Significant Trees 1,120 89 <br />10% Permitted Removal 112 -- <br />Proposed Removal 1085 82 <br />Significant Trees Preserved 35 7 <br />Replacement Trees Required* 486.5 -- <br />Replacement Trees Proposed 603 211 <br /> * Replacement trees are calculated by subtracting the ten percent permitted removal <br />from the proposed removal and dividing by two. <br /> <br />Lot Coverage Requirements <br /> Total Area Structure Coverage Landscape Coverage <br />Existing Boston <br />Scientific Campus <br />3,385,450 sq. ft. <br />(77.41 Acres) <br />17.64% <br />(597,290 sq. ft.) <br />47.04% <br />(1,592,352 sq. ft.) <br />Proposed Boston <br />Scientific Campus <br />3,385,450 sq. ft. <br />(77.41 Acres) <br />17.64% <br />(591,960 sq. ft.) <br />43.02% <br />(1,456,380 sq. ft.) <br /> Total Area Structure Coverage Landscape Coverage <br />Approved Boston <br />Scientific Campus <br />Master Plan* <br />3,385,450 sq. ft. <br />(77.41 Acres) <br />30.06% <br />(1,007,527 sq. ft.) <br />55.23% (1,862,340 sq. ft.) <br />I-1 Zoning District <br />Requirements <br />30,000 30% or less 35% or more <br />* Under the existing PUD and Master Plan, the property as a whole including Lot 2 Block 1 (Bldgs. A, <br />B, C) shall have a minimum landscaped cover of 55.25%.